JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MARCH 2004
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                        Metric tons             Million yen    
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Fishery Products     Mar. 2004 Mar. 2003   Mar. 2004 Mar. 2003
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Live:                               
Eel, adult               2,268     1,963       2,575      2,118
Others                     741       734         792        778

Fresh:
Pacific sockeye              -         -           -          -
Pacific coho                 -         -           -          -
Other Pacific salmon       210       207         143        135
Atlantic salmon          2,364     2,356       1,547      1,570
Yellowfin tuna           2,227     2,652       1,569      1,862
Bluefin tuna             1,198       635       2,736      1,765
Bigeye tuna              1,753     1,760       1,420      1,437
Southern bluefin tuna      101         6         220         10
Sea bream                   34        34          24         26
Billfish                    93       237          74        180

Frozen:
Sardine                  1,092     1,750          78        141
Swordfish                   28        47          23         39
Pacific sockeye            396       173         190         58
Pacific coho            19,607     5,052       6,401      2,274
Other Pacific salmon       330       287         160        136
Pink/chum salmon         7,866     7,695       2,803      2,833
Atlantic salmon            464       269         200        122
Other salmon                63        42          23         17
Halibut                  1,876     1,662         991        749
Albacore tuna               85       128          29         24
Yellowfin tuna          11,424     8,620       3,772      2,119
Skipjack                 3,394     5,441         253        349
Bluefin tuna             2,347     2,383       3,699      5,831
Bigeye tuna             13,633    12,095       9,191      7,443
Herring                  1,069     1,281         117        164
Cod                      4,317     4,188       1,277      1,281
Mackerel                 5,141     5,914         791        888
Mero                       360       261         230        211
Jack mackerel            4,457     2,368         487        246
Sea bream                  210       360          40         67
Capelin                    951       928         288        279
Billfish                   806       549         187        134
Spanish mackerel           127        90          34         33
Rockfish                   693       772         184        200
Sablefish                  634       169         608        172
Herring roe                239       103         177         99
Pollock roe              4,488     2,801       7,401      3,782
Mero, fillet               129       125         162        159
Swordfish, fillet          110        46          58         25
Pollock surimi          17,452    12,230       2,795      2,742
Cod surimi                   -        98           -         21
Threadfin bream surimi   4,735     4,176         756        868


Salted/dried:
Herring roe                 89        62          84        108
Pollock roe                105       140         185        215
Salmon roe                 176        78         416        169

Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin               1,101       546         523        405
Arkshell                   607       517         307        280
Spiny lobster              193       183         526        532
King crab                  737     1,222         406        495
Tanner crab              3,010     2,024       1,081        580
Blue crab                    2        25           5         43
Korean crab                273       179         298        173
Other crab                  83        94          41         61
Oyster                   1,189     1,003         573        463
Clam                     1,642     1,266         231        218

Frozen:
Spiny lobster              701       400       1,054        864
Lobster                     10        27          24         56
Shrimp                  17,302    13,356      15,022     12,527
King crab                  850       394       1,524        792
Tanner crab              1,016       830       1,215        990
Blue crab                  222       229          89         95
Korean crab                  8         2           6          1
Other crab                  27        65           9         34
European cuttlefish      1,161     1,068         565        559
Octopus                  7,247     4,872       5,028      2,914
Scallop                     75        36          43         40
Other cuttlefish         1,805     1,392       1,091        842
Squid                      620       162         139         24
Abalone                      3        11           4         59

Salted/dried:
Squid                      271       107         183         78
Sea urchin roe               5        14          18         41
Jellyfish                  432       890         227        304
Seaweed, dried             876       630         486        338
Seaweed, salted          5,210     4,611         598        513

Prepared:
Eel                      6,893     6,037       8,483      5,601
Canned crab                185        15         316         21
Fish meal               39,114    25,282       2,796      1,867

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- = no imports

Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

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